This weekend marks America s 245th birthday. Communities and individuals all celebrate in different ways on the 4th of July. One of those ways we celebrate is through lighting off fireworks. Whether they are legal or illegal, I m not here to judge. I enjoy a nice fireworks show, the kind with the big mortars that you see across the state. But no matter how you celebrate, please do it responsibly. I d hate for you to have to go through what my friend Nick Beheng, and his family, had to go through 9 years ago.
While it wasn t the 4th of July when Nick was setting off illegal mortar fireworks, it was Memorial Day, he was extremely lucky when the mortar he loaded upside down exploded where it did. It tore his thumb off and blasted a hole in his chest, taking part of his heart, collapsing a lung, and losing part of his liver all due to an illegal mortar firework.
With 200 deaths in six months, Minn. roads most deadly in more than a decade Distracted, drunken and speeding drivers blamed. July 3, 2021 5:06pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Minnesota motorists are driving fast, not wearing their seat belts and getting behind the wheel while drunk or distracted.
And more of them are dying on the state s roads a trend that public safety officials say they fear will continue as traffic volumes continue to rise, including over the Independence Day weekend.
Just halfway through the year, Minnesota has recorded 202 traffic fatalities, the earliest the state has reached the grim tally in more than a decade, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Minnesota Reports More Than 200 Traffic Fatalities, Most At This Point Of Year In A Decade
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ST. PAUL (WCCO) More than 200 people have died on Minnesota roads this year, the earliest point in the year that the state has reached this marker since 2009, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said.
As people gear up to travel over the holiday weekend, Sgt. Jesse Grabow, who works in Northwestern Minnesota, said the summer months are often the most dangerous. The Fourth of July weekend is one of the worst for DWIs, second only to St. Patrick’s Day.
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